Elite loyalties were suspect when they wavered during the 1881 Urabi rebellion

Evidence

The ‘Urābī Revolution of 1881–2, in addition to being a revolution by various sectors of the urban and rural population against European dual control, was also a revolt of these estranged Arabic-speaking fellah officers against their Turkish-speaking superiors. This domination was represented most clearly by the system, initially put down fifty years earlier by Mehmed Ali and Ibrahim Pasha, whereby only Turkish-speaking officers were allowed to be promoted to high ranks in the army as well as in the civilian bureaucracy. — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1368 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The ‘Urabi Revolt was partly a revolt of Arabic-speaking officers against Turkish-speaking superiors. — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1368

Related

• The ‘Urabi Revolt was partly a revolt of Arabic-speaking officers against Turkish-speaking superiors. (similarity 0.88)
• The 1881Urābī Revolution partly pitted Arabic-speaking fellah officers against Turkish-speaking superiors. (similarity 0.84)
• Urabist officers joined the Mahdist revolt after their 1883 defeat (similarity 0.82)

Broader Connections

• The ‘Urabi Revolt was partly a revolt of Arabic-speaking officers against Turkish-speaking superiors. #corroborates (0.80) — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1368